The Stroke Care Service

182-19
Horace Harding Expressway
Fresh Meadows, NY 11365

Phone (718) 670-2903

Strokes or cerebral vascular accidents are injuries to the brain caused
by a blockage or rupture of a blood vessel. According to the U.S.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, this is the fourth leading
cause of death and the number one cause of permanent disability in the
United States.

NYHQ is a New York State-Designated Level 1 Regional Stroke Center,
which means that the hospital has an acute stroke care team so that the
highest quality of care and the most rapid response can be delivered to
acute stroke victims – including certain medications. For victims of a
stroke, there is a very limited window of time in which a medication
(called TPA) can be administered that may limit the damage being caused
by progression of the stroke. This time period is known as the “golden
hours.”

The acute Stroke Care team, led by Edward
Chai, M.D., Director of Neurology and Stroke Services, includes
neurologists, emergency physicians, physician assistants, nurses,
neuro-radiologists and neurosurgeons. The combined knowledge and
expertise of the team results in rapid diagnosis and treatment,
increasing the potential for the best possible outcome. Stroke recovery
and prevention are initiated as early as possible in the patient’s
course of care. Vascular surgeons, cardiologists, physical therapists,
speech therapists, and occupational therapists as well as psychiatric
social experts guide the patient to maximize restoration of cognitive
and physical function.

For more information about the Neuroscience Institute, call us at (718)
670-2903.

New York Hospital Queens Neuroscience Institute is pleased to present a
2010 Symposium for the Community on Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Epilepsy,
Stroke and Back Pain. Read the program.